The future of glaucoma clinics

British Journal of Ophthalmology

Volumn 90, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 640-645

  Morley, Ana M S ^a   Murdoch, I ^b  

^a MOORFIELDS EYE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL TRIAL; CLOSED ANGLE GLAUCOMA; DATA BASE; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FOLLOW UP; GLAUCOMA; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HUMAN; INTRAOCULAR HYPERTENSION; IRIDOTOMY; MANAGEMENT STYLE; OPEN ANGLE GLAUCOMA; OPTOMETRY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; REVIEW; WORKLOAD;

EID: 33646255901     PISSN: 00071161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bjo.2005.085522     Document Type: Review

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